Kitchen Nightmares (US)

Season 5

TV-14

86%

Chef Ramsay attempts to do the impossible: turn one ordinary and empty restaurant into the most popular, sought-after venue in town. There's no time for polite small talk as he embarks on his mission to turn around the fortunes of each restaurant in just one week and save them from their living nightmares.

16 Episodes

La Galleria 33, Part One
E1
La Galleria 33, Part OneLocated in the heart of the historic North End of Boston, and run by sister-duo Rita and Lisa, this Italian restaurant has proven to be a financial disaster, spiraling these sisters into a deep state of denial. From their hostile attitudes towards their staff and customers, to the tasteless recipes they serve, Chef Ramsay realizes these owners have lost control. Find out if Ramsay can take on these stubborn sisters.
La Galleria 33, Part Two
E2
La Galleria 33, Part TwoLocated in the heart of the historic North End of Boston, and run by sister-duo Rita and Lisa, this Italian restaurant has proven to be a financial disaster, spiraling these sisters into a deep state of denial. From their hostile attitudes towards their staff and customers, to the tasteless recipes they serve, Chef Ramsay realizes these owners have lost control. Find out if Ramsay can take on these stubborn sisters.
Mama Maria's
E3
Mama Maria'sGordon heads to Brooklyn, New York, to tackle a sinking 55-year-old family restaurant. The owner, John Esposito, left high school at the age of 14 and has worked at his parents' business Sal's Pizzeria since. It's literally a heath hazard.
Ms. Jean's Southern Cuisine
E4
Ms. Jean's Southern CuisinePittsburgh PA is home to Ms Jean's Southern Cuisine run by retired special ed teacher Jean Gould. Her employees say she's like Jekyll and Hyde and that's why the locals stay away. Ms Jean insists she's only mean because staff is lazy.
Barefoot Bob's
E5
Barefoot Bob'sGordon visits beachside restaurant Barefoot Bob's in Hull Massachusetts owned by husband-and-wife Marc and Lisa who opened in the summer of 2004 to a busy seafront crowd, but every year the bottom line collapses in the bleak winter months.
Revisited No. 1
E6
Revisited No. 1Chef Ramsay checks on the status of Cafe Hon, Chiarella's, and Leone's to see if they heeded his advice.
Olde Hitching Post
E7
Olde Hitching PostGordon head to the historic Hanson, Massachusetts, where he meets an owner so stubborn that he doesn't realize he's the reason his place is losing money. Gordon must fight a controlling boss who doesn't react well to his criticism.
Levanti's Italian Restaurant
E8
Levanti's Italian RestaurantIn Beaver PA a brother and sister are unable to work together at an Italian restaurant. Their relationship is so fractured that their father's business is being overwhelmed by competition. Dad Tony may lose his life savings.
Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room
E9
Sam's Mediterranean Kabob RoomWithin minutes of arriving at family-run Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room in Monrovia, CA, Gordon is caught in the crossfire of a nasty argument between owner Sam, his wife and their 7 children. Gordon stages an intervention.
Nino's Italian Restaurant
E10
Nino's Italian RestaurantNino's Italian family restaurant opened in Long Beach CA in 1958 and is under the leadership of eldest son, Nino. Siblings blame the restaurant's failings on Nino, and their 78-year-old mother Inge is desperate to turn the business around.
Mill Street Bistro, Part 1
E11
Mill Street Bistro, Part 1Gordon heads to Norwalk, Ohio, in America's farming heartland, for the first of two visits to the Mill Street Bistro. There he encounters Joe Nagy, one of the most pretentious deluded restaurant owners he has ever met.
Mill Street Bistro, Part 2
E12
Mill Street Bistro, Part 2Chef Ramsay continues his work at the Mill Street Bistro Bar in Ohio, trying to get the obstinate owner to make a major attitude adjustment.
Yanni's
E13
Yanni'sGreek restaurant Yanni's in Seattle has a defiant owner Peter, a chef so set in his ways that he hasn't allowed any changes to his menu since the business opened in 1984. His family is concerned that he is becoming trapped in the past.
Prohibition Grille
E14
Prohibition GrilleGordon heads to the Prohibition Grille in Everett, Washington, where he meets a belly dancer-turned-restaurateur named Rishi Brown. As a boss, Rishi is making all the wrong moves and her lack of experience is evident absolutely everywhere.
Chappy's
E15
Chappy'sGordon heads to country music's spiritual home, Nashville Tennessee, but his visit begins on a sour note at Chappy's Cajun restaurant. Chef John 'Chappy' Chapman's careless methods and refusal to listen have hurt his local reputation.
Amy's Baking Company
E16
Amy's Baking CompanyChef Ramsay comes across the two most defiant restaurant owners in Kitchen Nightmares history. At Amy's Baking Company, the customer is never right; all critics are trolls, and the food is 'perfect'. Can Gordon Ramsay move the immovable egos of Samy and Amy and change them for the better?